garbology
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Garbology — For uses of this term in reference to espionage or identity theft, see Dumpster diving A. J. Weberman claims to have invented the word Garbology to describe his study of Bob Dylan s garbage in 1970, [cite book |last=Weberman |first=Alan J.… … Wikipedia
Garbology — Unter Garbologie oder Garbology (von engl. ‚Garbage‘ für Müll) versteht man die Wissenschaft vom Müll[1] bzw. das archäologische Studium von Müll. Die Wissenschaft wurde in den 1970er Jahren in der Wüstenstadt Tucson in Arizona von Professor… … Deutsch Wikipedia
garbology — noun Etymology: garbage + ology (as in geology) Date: 1975 the study of modern culture through the analysis of what is thrown away as garbage • garbologist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
garbology — garbologist, n. /gahr bol euh jee/, n. the study of the material discarded by a society to learn what it reveals about social or cultural patterns. [1976; GARB(AGE) + O + LOGY] * * * … Universalium
garbology — study of garbage Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
garbology — n. study of a society or culture by examining its waste materials or garbage … English contemporary dictionary
garbology — [gα: bɒlədʒi] noun the study of a community or culture by analysing its refuse. Derivatives garbologist noun … English new terms dictionary
garbology — gar·bol·o·gy … English syllables
garbology — /gaˈbɒlədʒi/ (say gah boluhjee) noun the analysis of garbage to determine the patterns of behaviour of the communities or individuals producing it. {garb(age) + o + logy} …
garbology — noun the study of a society by analyzing its garbage • Hypernyms: ↑social anthropology, ↑cultural anthropology … Useful english dictionary
